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Probe shows Madrid plane didn't deploy wing flaps

Old 09-18-2008, 09:39 PM
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Wow, what a video. It looked like there was a definite clearway ahead. I wonder why they cartwheeled, must have hit a berm.

Ever since the DC 9 crash in DTW, everyone has put double checking flap position on checklists and flows. It seems strange that we still have these types of accidents.
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